Current Findings on Males with Eating Disorders

4.11 - 1251 ratings - Source

The subgroup of males with eating disorders has been understudied, and this book presents the most comprehensive look at this topic since Arnold Andersen edited the text Males with Eating Disorders in 1990. This monograph represents both original research and reviews of other studies based on a special issue of Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, with additional added chapters. Representing international contributions from researchers and clinicians in nine countries, this cross-section includes chapters on etiology, sociocultural and gender issues, symptom presentation, assessment, medical and psychological concerns, treatment, recovery, and prevention.These developmental and relational challenges occur within a changing social
and cultural environment. ... and their risk for eating disorders (Andersen, Cohn,
aamp; Holbrook, 2000; Maine aamp; Bunnell, 2008; Pope, Olivardia, Boroweicki, aamp;
Cohane, 2001). ... Because they become medically compromised with less
weight loss (Crisp aamp; Burns, 1990), males may actually elude timely detection,
diagnosis, andanbsp;...

Title

:

Current Findings on Males with Eating Disorders

Author

:

Leigh Cohn, Raymond Lemberg

Publisher

:

Routledge - 2013-06-26

ISBN-13

:

You must register with us as either a Registered User before you can Download this Book. You'll be greeted by a simple sign-up page.

Once you have finished the sign-up process, you will be redirected to your download Book page.